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When: Wednesday Jan 14, 2009
at 8:00 PM
Where The UPTOWN
Oakland, CA 94612
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10 years ago
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Obama's Tax Plan
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all
ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes,
it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every
day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the
owner threw them a curve. 'Since you are all such good customers,' he
said, 'I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by
$20.'Drinks
for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so
the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.
But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could
they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair
share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they
subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the
sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar
owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by
roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each
should pay.
And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings) .
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings) .
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four
continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men
began to compare their savings.
'I only got a dollar out of the $20,'declared the sixth man. He
pointed to the tenth man,' but he got $10!'
'Yeah, that's right,' exclaimed the fifth man.
'I only saved a dollar,
too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I did!'
'That's true!!' shouted the seventh man.
'Why should he get $10 back
when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!'
'Wait a minute,' yelled the first four men in unison. 'We
didn't get
anything at all. The system exploits the poor!'
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine
sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the
bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough
money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists, liberals, and college
professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the
highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too
much, or attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up
anymore.
In fact, they
might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat
friendlier.
David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Georgia
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes,
it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do. The ten men drank in the bar every
day and seemed quite happy with the arrangement, until one day, the
owner threw them a curve. 'Since you are all such good customers,' he
said, 'I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by
$20.'Drinks
for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so
the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.
But what about the other six men - the paying customers? How could
they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair
share?' They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they
subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the
sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer. So, the bar
owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by
roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each
should pay.
And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33%savings) .
The seventh now pay $5 instead of $7 (28%savings) .
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four
continued to drink for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men
began to compare their savings.
'I only got a dollar out of the $20,'declared the sixth man. He
pointed to the tenth man,' but he got $10!'
'Yeah, that's right,' exclaimed the fifth man.
'I only saved a dollar,
too. It's unfair that he got ten times more than I did!'
'That's true!!' shouted the seventh man.
'Why should he get $10 back
when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!'
'Wait a minute,' yelled the first four men in unison. 'We
didn't get
anything at all. The system exploits the poor!'
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine
sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the
bill, they discovered something important. They didn't have enough
money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists, liberals, and college
professors, is how our tax system works. The people who pay the
highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too
much, or attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up
anymore.
In fact, they
might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat
friendlier.
David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Georgia
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Oops, I did it again
http://www.cnnbcvideo.com/index.html?nid=lwXABdAhKqN14E3gA2WTYTM0NDM1NTM-&referred_by=11738384-7kcVNUx
Friday, October 24, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
ouch redux
I trained Jiu Jitsu again today with Jake....
Boy was it great when I stepped the mat (which happened to be full of professional fighters), looked down and shuttered as the macabre memory rushed in my head: My toe nails are orange-sparkle! This in itself begs questions, even in my own head and any passers by had their suspicions of man grappling's orientation confirmed (sorry Jake).
Anyway, I got slaughtered and liked it! My "simmer slowly" fitness strategy of 3-4 yoga, running and biking sessions weekly kept me alive...barley.
In other news, Liz will kill herself is she has to sit stranded in our haunted cabin for another minute. Somone, please hire her, shes actually quite talented and easy on the eyes to boot!
Great evening run last night with Lizzie:
Boy was it great when I stepped the mat (which happened to be full of professional fighters), looked down and shuttered as the macabre memory rushed in my head: My toe nails are orange-sparkle! This in itself begs questions, even in my own head and any passers by had their suspicions of man grappling's orientation confirmed (sorry Jake).
Anyway, I got slaughtered and liked it! My "simmer slowly" fitness strategy of 3-4 yoga, running and biking sessions weekly kept me alive...barley.
In other news, Liz will kill herself is she has to sit stranded in our haunted cabin for another minute. Somone, please hire her, shes actually quite talented and easy on the eyes to boot!
Great evening run last night with Lizzie:
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
FletchMonster's Total Apps for iPhone 3G Fave's...
These are, like, the best apps for the iPhone 3G:
1. iMapMyRun- coordinated with mapmyrun.com. gets best reviews among GPS apps. works great for biking as well. my profile
2. Urban spoon- awesome interface for dining out
3. Brain tuner- Great way to blow dust off alchaholically damaged cells and things
4. Facemelter- make your friends look fatter than you!
5. Pandora- plus your iphone into your favorite docking station and your guests will think you have taste!
6. iLighter- infinitely handier than a bic next time night ranger hits your local pool hall...
7. Ambiance- Fall asleep to the sounds of craw fish and lightning bugs (neither of which make sounds) every night- even if you live in East Oakland!
8. Holdem- great interface.
9. yelp= yelp (must have).
10. Imidgetfucker*
11. iSpearstracker- uses standard GPS interface to plot safest route home while avoiding path from the mission to pacific heights, from 1-4 AM...
12. ibirthdatecalculator- great for bars- you enter in your (stated) age and the iphone calculates your birth date (GR developed this one)!
*still in mini beta...
1. iMapMyRun- coordinated with mapmyrun.com. gets best reviews among GPS apps. works great for biking as well. my profile
2. Urban spoon- awesome interface for dining out
3. Brain tuner- Great way to blow dust off alchaholically damaged cells and things
4. Facemelter- make your friends look fatter than you!
5. Pandora- plus your iphone into your favorite docking station and your guests will think you have taste!
6. iLighter- infinitely handier than a bic next time night ranger hits your local pool hall...
7. Ambiance- Fall asleep to the sounds of craw fish and lightning bugs (neither of which make sounds) every night- even if you live in East Oakland!
8. Holdem- great interface.
9. yelp= yelp (must have).
10. Imidgetfucker*
11. iSpearstracker- uses standard GPS interface to plot safest route home while avoiding path from the mission to pacific heights, from 1-4 AM...
12. ibirthdatecalculator- great for bars- you enter in your (stated) age and the iphone calculates your birth date (GR developed this one)!
*still in mini beta...
Grand Opening of Shields/Graciefighter Academy!
Great to see and trai
n with Jake, Monte, Bill, Takis et all (even though I got murdered).
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